What is the format for a TV drama?

What is the format for a TV drama?

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TV drama series used to be written in four acts plus a teaser. The act breaks would occur roughly every 13 or 14 minutes, and that would be how you would fit them in a 60-minute cycle. That is rare now, as many networks' shows have gone to five acts or six acts, and those act breaks are real breaks marked by cliffhangers.